Consumer campaign slashes energy bills
UK consumers who have taken part in a campaign tackling energy prices are set to save a grand total of £25 million a year on energy bills
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Europe’s rate of offshore wind installation up by 50%
Europe installed 132 new offshore wind turbines in the first six months of 2012 – a 50% increase on the same period last year
View ArticleGeothermal could supply 20% of UK electricity
The UK could meet a fifth of its electricity demands through deep geothermal energy, according to a new report
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Green energy co-ops draw investors through new website
Want to invest in green energy but don’t have a local project to invest in? A new website lists share offerings for green energy co-ops around the UK
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Norway doubles carbon tax and boosts environment funding by £1bn
Norway is doubling carbon tax on its North Sea oil industry and setting up a £1bn fund to tackle the impact of climate change in the developing world
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Pay-as-you-go solar energy project brings light to Africa
Thousands of pay-as-you-go solar energy devices are to be distributed across Africa in an effort to reduce dependency on kerosene generators, which are considered expensive, bad for the environment and...
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North of England gym becomes first to turn exercise into energy
A leisure centre in County Durham is keeping the environment – and its budget – in shape with a range of new energy-generating machines
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Bringing back people power
Through collective ownership, together we can take back control of our resources, and in turn our lives and communities, argues Matt Mellen
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Plastic bottles could bring renewable lighting to all
Cramped, windowless dwellings in impoverished parts of the world are being given a new lease of life thanks to a remarkably simple invention
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Can the people power Britain?
Locally-owned renewable energy projects offer more than just clean energy; they could be a practical route to empowering people and nurturing their wellbeing, believes Matt Mellen. He sits in on a...
View ArticleEnergy campaign fights to eliminate fuel poverty
With the backing of big businesses and prominent charities, the Energy Bill Revolution is taking its fight all the way to the top
View ArticleAlgae lamp absorbs 200 times more CO₂ than trees
A French scientist has found a way to put slimy pond produce to good use
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A future without fracking?
Shale gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have been hitting the headlines for months, surrounded by debate on controversial extraction methods. But if the future of fracking is uncertain, what are...
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Community Energy Strategy aims to take on the big six firms
The first of its kind the UK, the Community Energy Strategy aims to spark a ‘decentralised energy revolution’
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New York towns given power to ban fracking
A groundbreaking ruling allows towns opposed to fracking to ban heavy industry within municipal borders
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Sainsbury’s powers entire supermarket with food waste
A Sainsbury’s store in Cannock has become the first supermarket in the world to derive 100% of its power through its own food waste
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Waste-to-jet fuel partnership takes off
A new project, the first of its kind globally, will see rubbish otherwise bound for landfill turned into clean aviation fuel
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Disused Welsh coal mine to become solar farm
The project is one of two by solar energy developer Conergy which will create enough electricity to power 3,200 UK homes
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UK solar capacity almost doubled in 2014
Britain now has more than 650,000 solar installations across homes, businesses and public service buildings, according to recent figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change
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New energy storage invention set to change the future of the renewables industry
For a long time the progress of renewable energy has been hampered by its transient nature: neither the sun nor wind is ‘on’ 24/7. But now Elon Musk’s new energy storage invention is set to change the...
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